A company that will service my forks ?

rockers · Scooby Slapper Joined: 29 May 2008 Karma :

Hello all, not keen on doing it myself so does anyone know of a company that will strip and rebuild my forks on my zx7r ? i can take the forks off and just send the legs to them ?

Not after a setup or tune so to speak, just new seals and oil.

Any ideas ?

Cheers

anthony_r6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Karma :

A garage or mechanic?
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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Bit far from me, I would have happily done them.

Have noticed a company on ebay refurb your forks for £100-£120, new seals n stuff. Bear in mind genuine seals for my bike cost £36 for the oil seals and £24 for the dust seals, you then have bushes on top of that and about an hour or two of labour.

Sako · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Feb 2012 Karma :

you should be able to find a bike mechanic in your area that will do it for you, maybe ask around local bike shops etc... to see if anyone recommends someone.

but enough of that....get the pics of the ZX up.

Tenko · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Karma :

As an indicator on price, I took my GSXR750M forks to Lee Bros in Sowerby Bridge this week. The old boy stripped them, put in new cartridge oil, new seals and new dust seals plus set them up for my 12.5 stone (5 clicks top and bottom), for £55.

The difference having the right oil in and the damping/preload set to my weight is amazing!

I hope this helps you in making your decision.

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

It's really not that hard to do, though in some cases an impact wrench does help.

So I'd certainly look in to doing them yourself - worst case, you can then always send off the pile of bits to someone else to do Smile

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Tenko · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Karma :

You may wish to find out how complicated it is and price up the seals/oil before starting. The £55 I paid included parts that alone would've stood me at £30, so what was in effect £25 labour is a bargain unless you are confident you can do the job for less in terms of how much you price your time...

Blau Zedong · Banned Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Karma :

GSXR750M forks are a complete cunt though. I've done one set of seals myself and the next time it needs them I shall be sending the forks to someone else to swear at.
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Tenko · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Karma :

...or bits dropped, lost, put back in the wrong order and stanchions chewed....

Been there, paid the price! lol Crying or Very sad

Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

Fork seals on my bike was an utter, utter twat of a job. Main problem was getting to that locking nut by pulling the tube down which in the end, we had to use ratchet straps because it was impossible to do it by hand. There was also that special black tool thing and a little grey clamp to hold it in place.

https://i41.tinypic.com/acobl.jpg

Aside from that, fork seals were about £22 and fork oil about £28.

P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

See I just split my forks without removing the weird locking bit in there. I just unbolted it from the bottom and pulled apart Laughing

Worked fine, they operate nice, although need them set up properly.

mr jamez · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Karma :

ABE

https://www.allbikeengineering.co.uk/

OR your local bike mechanic.
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